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Critique on an Ele/Shield Brute build?

neoloki

By neoloki,
Posted on: 2010-11-16 17:37 in Brutes

 

Posted

This is an Ele/Shield brute build that I've been working on for a bit now. It was built on a moderate budget (not really wanting to pay for purple sets, etc.), but with the goal of soft-capping all three positional defenses (Melee, Ranged, and AoE). The regen bonus makes Hasten near permanant, and the regen is about 21 HP/sec.

Anyway, enough from me, here's the build for critique:



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Khrecent: Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery
Villain Profile:



Level 1: Havoc Punch

  • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt: Level 50
  • (3) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge: Level 50
  • (3) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range: Level 50
  • (5) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (5) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range: Level 50
  • (7) Mocking Beratement - Recharge: Level 50
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
  • (7) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
  • (9) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
Level 2: Battle Agility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
  • (11) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
Level 4: True Grit
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  • (11) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
  • (13) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
  • (21) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (21) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50
Level 6: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
  • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 30
Level 8: Thunder Strike
  • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
  • (9) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
  • (15) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
  • (17) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (17) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage: Level 30
  • (19) Eradication - Damage: Level 30
Level 10: Active Defense
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 12: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
Level 14: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
  • (42) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
  • (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 16: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
  • (23) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
  • (40) Miracle - Heal: Level 40
Level 18: Chain Induction
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
  • (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (23) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (27) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
Level 20: Stamina
  • (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
  • (29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
  • (29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (31) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (43) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
  • (43) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50
Level 22: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 24: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
Level 26: Build Up
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff: Level 50
  • (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50
  • (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
  • (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
  • (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 50
  • (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up: Level 50
Level 28: Boxing
  • (A) Accuracy IO: Level 50
Level 30: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance: Level 30
  • (33) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 30
  • (33) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (34) Aegis - Resistance: Level 30
  • (46) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
Level 32: Lightning Rod
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
  • (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
Level 35: Shield Charge
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
  • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (37) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (39) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
Level 38: Weave
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
  • (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
  • (40) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
Level 41: Char
  • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Chance for Recharge Slow: Level 30
  • (42) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold: Level 30
  • (42) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
  • (43) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 30
Level 44: Melt Armor
  • (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff: Level 30
  • (45) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff: Level 30
  • (45) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
  • (45) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage: Level 30
  • (46) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (46) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
Level 47: Fire Ball
  • (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy): Level 50
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 49: Super Jump
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range: Level 50
  • (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance: Level 50
Any comments or improvements would be appreciated.

 

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Sorry! Here's the data chunk.

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Posted

I didn't crunch any numbers or anything, but it looks really good. Interesting strategy with the punchvoke thing, I've never tried that. Here are a couple of suggestions...

*Deflection and Battle Agility have no end. reductions in them. That's going to hurt, and if you fight Malta and Carnies, it's gonna hurt a lot. A def/end Hami will take care of it, but they were pretty pricey last time I checked. Or just common end. reduction IO is fine (I put a full set of Perf. Shifters in stamina, and I was still hurting end-wise until I had the equivalent of a 25 lvl. end. reduction IO in all the armors that took end. reduction).

*Weave is pretty end heavy, and you've only got 1/2 an IO's worth of end. reduction in it. I'd try to get more here, too.

*I tried Melt Armor, and even heavily slotted and IO'd out, it seemed to do nothing at all. I later read in the forums that indeed, this power is all but worthless. So, unless this has been changed recently (and I haven't seen anything to indicate this), I'd go for the single-target fire blast. I took that on a tank (mostly just to get the fire ball) and to my surprise I use it constantly to get the attention of pesky foes who aren't paying me the proper attention. That tank has taunt and fire ball, but it's the fire blast that's always up, and always in use.

*see if you can find a slot for the Lockdown proc - it's a beast! Char is a beautiful thing when used on a dark ring mistress...